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THE GARDENERS* MAGAZINE. 



October 2, 1909. 



ANSWERS TO 



CCRRESFONDENTS. 



NAMES OF EOSES.— R. W., Selby : The 

 most complete list of names of roses with 

 which we are acquainted is the one entitled 

 ' Nomenclature de tous les Noma de Roses," 

 compiled by MM. Leon Simon and Pierre 

 Cochet, and published at the Librairie Horti- 

 zole, 84bis, Rue de Grenelle, Paris. The 

 second edition, now before us as we write, is 

 dated 19()6, and it is just possible there is a 

 later edition. This list consists of 178 pages, 

 and contains no fewer than 11,016 names of 



uge list 



of seed may be gathered from our own ex- 

 perience, which is that from about fifteen 

 hundred plants, representing, of course, a 

 considerable number of varieties, we h^ve 



POOR QUALITY OF HELIANTHUS 

 FLOWERS.— G. E. M., Folkestone: The poor 

 quality of the blooms, and the character of 

 the stems and leaves, alford ample evidence 

 that the helianthuses have been starved. It 

 been in the 



of introduction, 



out that a sure method of rapidly extermi- 

 nating the meadow saffron in land where 

 cattle, cows especially, feed, is that of re- 

 moving the leaves in spring directly they 

 appear, and burning them. Tlie Board of 

 Agriculture, in a recently issued leaflet, 



feXd with the meadow^ saXon^'Tcolciricim 



may "bT dlig mi7b™ hand,™an?'the^ w 

 plant burnt. Where, however, the w^ 

 occur in extensive patches, the best method 

 is to pull off all leaves by hand as fast as 

 they appear in spring, and burn them. It 

 has been stated that if this practice ie re- 

 peated for one or two seasons there is no 

 necessity to dig up the corms, the plants 

 being readily exterminated. The effects of 



superphosphate, sulphate of ammonia, and 

 kainit, might be tried, both alone and in 



FAILURE OF FRUIT TREES.— E. N., 

 Worksop: Deep planting is a frequent cause 

 of failure with young fruit trees, and the 



s probable that the pla 



and B 

 be di 



o manure has be 

 fficult to resuscit 





r'few s\o^oi? oV 

 ultivated, divid 





new site on goc 

 also apply to o 



in yc 





plan woufd 



h^veYe^n 

 and plant them 



Tbactourplants 

 ^ ^ :he heUanthuses 



^^IN^ECT? on" ROSe'^^AND ANEMONE 

 LEAVES.— S. E. T., Cambridge: Tlie rose 



it roses are^ almoS^de^foHate^d by 1 



lest building purposes. Catching t] 

 butterfly nets and killing then 

 them to their nests and destroyii 

 ng of the ro 



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Mr. Georg'e Stacey. 



The deceased, who 

 eighth year, wa^ 



iths' illness. 



^of lurr?" 

 "intimately: 



large London nurseries and private gar- 

 dens, having served under more tliau one 



grounds of the Crystal Palaco, Svdoiiham 

 When, about forty years ago. tlio'hite Mr. 

 Alfred Osier, of Chad Hill, Ivdgbaston, com- 

 missioned Mr. Milner to lav out the ground, 

 of his residence, Mr. Stacey came as one of 



wOTk^M^.^Oslk^retaine^d^ 



nently as head gardener, and there he re- 



m^^ned^jor^about^twen^^^^ many 



Birmingham" ChryTanthemiTm" Lnd ^Fruit 

 Society's exhibitions, and other local ones. 



had served on 

 Gardener^Mui 



■ that bodv, 

 B™gain 



wenty years 



f this fly are found oi 

 eaf, close to the cut or perforated portions, 

 nd if white paper or cloth be placed care- 

 ully under affected plants and the leaves 

 re briskly shaken, the grubs will fall, and 



friends, includir 



METEOROLOGICAL 



OBSERVATIONS. 



AKEN IN THE R.H.S. GARDENS AT WISLBT, 



POLYANTHUS FOR SPRING DISPLAY. 

 — L. C, Retford: There is no getting away 

 from the fact 1 hat polyanthuses enjoy liberal 



of soil has plenty of leaf-r 



lould ailed 



make the plants firm, a good top-dressing of 

 gritty leaf-mould will help the plants won- 

 derfully. This should be given just as the 

 plants appear to be restarting into growth 



SOURED SOIL.— S. E. T., Heygate: If 

 the border is well drained, either naturally 

 or artificially, the sourness is due to an 

 excess of manure. We shall be better able 

 to advise you what to do if you send ue 

 further information as to the kind of soil, 

 position, drainage, etc. Soot fresh from the 



"shortage OF^ SWEET PEA SEED.— 

 H. B., Bradford: Weliave heard a somewhat 

 similar complaint made by those who know 

 little or nothing about the difficulties that 

 have attended the cultivation of sweet peas 

 for seed this season^ ^Ob^rvations made^ in 



the pS'of g'roieS anT ieeds'm" n ?s" m' no 



Some idea of the scarcity 



A. H., ^ 

 turn; 2, C 

 thus rigid 



F.E.J., 



^^um^^aSSi; 

 a lutea. 



Morecombe.— 1, Rub 

 fruticosa; 3^ 



m'.— 1, Polygc 



Phil 



Saffr( 



T. E. M., Colch. 

 2, Populus tremu 

 4, a Hypericum, pr 



TRADE NOTE. 



Messrs. Clibrans, of Altrincham, Cheshire, 

 have been granted a Royal Warrant of Ap- 

 pointment as nurserymen to his Majesty the 

 King. For some years the Messrs- Cllbran 

 have supplied plants to the Roval gardens at 

 Sandiins^lKun and Win.Uor, and have exe- 











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